EXCLUSIVE: Japan Defense Ministry eying new measures against power harassment

May 3, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s Defense Ministry plans to compile this summer a set of new measures to prevent power harassment, a senior ministry official told Jiji Press on Friday. The ministry believes that existing measures have been ineffective, with the number of cases

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Brazil seeks deeper ties with Japan under new emperor

May 3, 2019

Sao Paulo–Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday expressed his wish to see deeper ties between his country and Japan, following the enthronement of Japanese Emperor Naruhito earlier this week. In a message released on the day, Bolsonaro said he hopes

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Abe’s constitutional amendment efforts at stalemate

May 3, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has apparently been locked in a stalemate in efforts to realize his long-cherished political aim of revising the country’s constitution, which marked the 72nd anniversary of its enforcement on Friday. With main opposition parties maintaining

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Intruder in prince’s school critical of imperial system

May 3, 2019

Tokyo–The 56-year-old man who was arrested Monday for unlawfully entering the junior high school Japan’s Prince Hisahito attends has criticized the Imperial system during questioning, investigative sources said Thursday. Although no link has been found so far between the arrested

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EXCLUSIVE: Rare sake to be offered at banquet for new emperor

May 3, 2019

Tokyo–A high-quality sake brand named “Junmai Ginjo Souhana,” which was once considered extremely rare, will be offered at “Kyoen-no-Gi” banquets to celebrate the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito, slated for October, informed sources told Jiji Press Thursday. The banquets will be

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Merkel, Putin Send Congratulations to New Japanese Emperor

May 2, 2019

Washington –U.S. President Donald Trump sent congratulations to Japanese Emperor Naruhito on his enthronement on Wednesday. “The First Lady and I send our most profound congratulations on behalf of all Americans” to the new Emperor, Trump said in a statement

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Trump Sends Congratulations to New Emperor Naruhito

May 2, 2019

Washington –U.S. President Donald Trump sent congratulations to Japanese Emperor Naruhito on his enthronement on Wednesday. “The First Lady and I send our most profound congratulations on behalf of all Americans” to the new Emperor, Trump said in a statement

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New emperor, empress to make first regional trip in June

May 1, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are slated to visit Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in early June, their first regional trip since the Emperor’s enthronement on Wednesday. They are set to participate in the 70th annual tree-planting festival, to

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